HP Systems Insight Manager - Manual (Page 48)

1. To enable the System Automatic Discovery task, select the Automatically execute discovery every
checkbox. If you do not enable the System Automatic Discovery task at this time, discovery will not take
place until you select Options
→Discovery, and enable a discovery task or select a task and click Run
Now .
2. If you want System Automatic Discovery to run on a regular schedule, enter the periodic run interval
and time of day to run the task.
3. In the Ping inclusion ranges, templates and/or hosts files field, enter the IP addresses to include
for pinging. For example, if your local subnet IP ranges from 1 to 254, the default Ping inclusion ranges,
enter 172.25.76.1-172.25.76.254. See
“IP ranges” for more information on entering IP ranges.
To discover SMI-S storage systems , you must add the IP address of each SMI CIMOM to the System
Automatic Discovery task.
Alternatively, you can create a separate discovery task for your SMI CIMOMs. See “Editing a discovery
task” and “Creating a new discovery task” for more information.
4. Click Next to go to the next First Time Wizard step.
Related procedures
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Entering WBEM settings
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Entering SNMP settings
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Adding users to the Central Management Server
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Configuring e-mail settings
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Configuring automatic event handling
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Configuring automatic discovery
Related topics
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First Time Wizard
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Discovery and identification
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Configuring automatic discovery general settings
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Configuring HP SIM with storage systems
Adding users to the Central Management Server
In HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM), user administration involves adding, editing, and removing users.
You can configure users in the First Time Wizard or by selecting Options
→Security→Users and
Authorizations . Additional configuration options such as user groups and reports are available in the
graphical user interface (GUI). See “Users and user groups” for information and procedures not shown in
the First Time Wizard.
Creating users
1. Click New. The New User section appears.
2. In the Login name [on central management server (CMS)] field, enter the operating system login
account name used to sign in to HP SIM. This information is required.
Note: The user cannot sign in to HP SIM if the account is not a valid login. The account is not validated
until the user tries to sign in to HP SIM.
3. In the Domain (Windows domain for login name) field, enter the Windows domain name for the
login name if the CMS is running a Windows operating system. If left blank, the system name of the
CMS is used as the domain.
4. (Optional) Enter the user's full name, phone number, and e-mail address in the appropriate boxes.
5. In the Copy all authorizations of this user or [template] field, select a template or user that has the
authorizations you want to assign to the sign in account that you are creating. The following predefined
templates are available:
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